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Company secretarial & governance services for private structures

Good governance and rigorous compliance safeguard the integrity of your private structures. At Praxis, our Company Secretarial & Governance services ensure your companies, foundations and investment entities adhere to legal requirements, while embracing best-practice governance frameworks.

We serve as your corporate secretariat: managing statutory filings, records and official communications across jurisdictions. Beyond administration, we counsel on governance architecture to support robust decision‑making, accountability and long‑term resilience, particularly in family‑owned and private‑wealth enterprises.

Our company secretarial services include:
  • Statutory record maintenance:
    We keep company registers, shareholder records, share certificates and statutory books accurate, updated and securely archived.

  • Regulatory filings & annual returns:
    From confirmation statements and annual returns to event-driven updates, we ensure timely, precise submissions to regulatory bodies.

  • Meeting administration:
    We handle the full board and shareholder meeting lifecycle: logistics, agendas, board packs, resolutions and formal minutes.

  • Corporate governance guidance:
    We advise on board structure, independent directors, delegation of authority, ensuring governance frameworks meet fiduciary requirements.

  • Registered office services:
    We provide local registered addresses and act as the formal point‑of‑contact for legal notices in key jurisdictions.

  • Compliance monitoring:
    Our team tracks law and regulation changes and manages necessary filings or declarations to maintain compliance.

  • Document custody & certifications:
    We securely store constitutional documents and provide certified copies for transactions, due diligence or regulatory submissions.

Benefits of company secretarial services

Stay fully compliant

Our company secretarial support ensures your entities never miss a deadline or filing. This protects you from fines, penalties, or even involuntary dissolution due to administrative non-compliance. Your companies will always be up-to-date with regulators.

Enhanced governance

Through our guidance, your boards and decision-makers can adopt governance practices that improve oversight and strategic direction. Strong governance can increase the long-term success of family businesses and investment structures by reducing risk and improving transparency.

Efficiency and accuracy

With professionals managing your corporate secretarial tasks, everything is done correctly and efficiently. Complex procedural requirements (like allotting shares or amending articles) are handled with precision. You avoid the stress and potential errors of trying to navigate corporate bureaucracy on your own.

Fast response to changes

Families and businesses evolve, maybe you need to add a new director, change shareholders, or move domicile. We can execute these changes swiftly and properly document them, so your structure keeps pace with your needs without legal hiccups.

Centralised record-keeping

All important documents and records are organised and safely stored with us. Whenever you need a document or information about one of your entities, we can provide it quickly. This central repository of corporate knowledge is invaluable, especially if you have multiple entities in different places.

Peace of mind

Perhaps most importantly, you can have peace of mind that a diligent professional is looking after the governance details. You and your family can focus on higher-level matters knowing that the foundations of your companies are solid and well-maintained.

Why choose Praxis?

 

 

Tailored For Boutique And Mid Sized Managers (4)

Independent and aligned

As an independent provider free from private equity ownership, our focus is on investing in our people and infrastructure, enabling us to provide you with exceptional service.  

Dedicated Relationship Management (3)

Decades of experience

We bring over 50 years of experience in supporting high and ultra-high net worth individuals and families, as well as multi and single family office. Our seasoned fiduciary specialists have extensive experience in providing innovative solutions, giving you confidence that your affairs are in capable hands.

Expertise Across Jurisdictions (3)

Global reach

With offices and licences in key financial centres, we can establish and manage comprehensive and robust structures in the jurisdictions that evolve with and best serve your needs.

Cosec Streamlined Onboarding

Tailored & collaborative

Our team invests time to understand your unique family dynamics and objectives, delivering structures and strategies custom-made for you. We work with your other advisers to deliver joined-up support, guided by our core value: we succeed together.

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